Restrictions Against Borrowing and Lending with Customers
Associated persons are prohibited from borrowing money from customers or lending money to customers, unless (1) the member firm has written procedures that specifically allow it or (2) any of these other conditions apply:
- • Customer is an immediate family member of the associated person—firm’s procedures may indicate prior approval is not necessary
- • Customer is a person or institution that lends money in its regular course of business and is acting in that capacity—firm’s procedures may indicate prior approval is not necessary
- • Customer is also an ass